Posted on 01/05/2017 7:38:45 PM PST by Innovative
Top American intelligence officials reaffirmed and broadened their accusations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at a Senate hearing Thursday, rejecting President-elect Donald Trumps suggestions that their conclusions on the matter could be faulty or false.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyberthreats, described a multifaceted Russian campaign that went beyond leaking hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clintons campaign chairman to include classic propaganda, disinformation and fake news.
I dont think weve ever encountered a more aggressive or direct campaign to interfere in our election process, he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
These idiots have zero credibility. Further, to state that a Russian hacking operation was amateurish instantly tells me the ‘report’ is garbage.
The article in your link referenced the pathetic 13-page report released last week, not the broader information discussed today.
Intel community BS bump for later.....
Obviously he is ignoring how the DNC interfered with the primary candidate selection/election process. OMG, did I actually say that? ITS TRUE, but the Obama Administration is only interested in delegitimizing Trump.
I hope that after the briefing Trump starts tweeting to refocus this to point out that while Obama intelligence agencies are arguing that Russians tried via dirty tricks to influence the outcome of the US election, by exposing how the DNC and Hillary were using dirty tricks to influence the outcome of the US election. Oh My!
Excellent and accurate interpretation.
James Clapper said in this briefing that there was no election tampering by the Russians. PERIOD.
They had better disconnect the Alarm Buttons and Security Cameras at the Bank.
Don’t want to interfere with Bank Robbery.
Will never believe it. The Russians had nothing to do with her loss. Too many counties, precincts, etc.
They are grasping at straws.
Exactly!!!!!
Since the Russians didn’t fiddle with the ballots; how exactly did they fiddle with the election? Oh; they must mean like the way Soros did by funneling hundreds of millions into liberal factions and groups of all kinds. No? Then I don’t get it.
Oh; more fake news! Now I get it.
the gorilla in the living question is WHAT THE HECK DID THE RUSSIANS DO TO AFFECT OUR ELECTION???
everybody and every nation had intel because of the Toon in the state dept and every muzzie placed in high places....
WE VOTED TRUMP IN, period....
Trump’s going to get rid of the upper filthy crust and replace them with reliable folks.
There are computer hackers who are tasked with finding credit card numbers, passwords, etc, and are paid by groups that use the information. It's very possible that some hacker set up the phish that Podesta clicked on to, and when he saw what he had, sold it to his 'employers', who then sold it to Wikileaks, who then made it public.
It's hubby's opinion that Trump needs to task a Cyber Warfare group to track down hackers, and their bosses, and send them all to Guantanamo, because they ARE a clear and present danger to the economy of the US. Heck, he might even get Democrat support for this, since they're smarting from having lost the election so closely to Trump, and truly believe the leaked e-mails pushed enough people over the edge to either vote for Trump, or just stay home and NOT vote for Hillary.
That's why there is so much press about the 'Russian hackers'. It's deflection from the actual CONTENT of the e-mails.
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